Noninvasive skin tightening: Ultrasound and other technologies: Where are we in 2011?

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-30

  Weiss, Margaret ^a  

^a Maryland Laser Skin and Vein Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; DEVICES; HEATING; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; SKIN TIGHTENING; TECHNOLOGY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FACE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; NECK;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECK; SKIN AGING; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84855556848     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02172.x     Document Type: Note

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